review Archive
07 Jan 2024
Album Review: Dolph Chaney – Mug
While its original heyday was in the early ‘70s, power pop went through something of a renaissance in the 1990s. Artists as diverse as Michael Penn, Greenberry Woods, Matthew Sweet, […]
05 Jan 2024
Boxed Set Review: Syd Barrett – The Solo Works of Syd Barrett
The life and music of Syd Barrett have long fascinated music buffs. The founder of Pink Floyd, Barrett was its leader, primary songwriter and public face. But less than a […]
30 Dec 2023
Album Review: After Ours – Music for Cats
One of the inescapable realities of being a music critic is that one only has the opportunity to cover that which one hears. And so – despite the most valiant […]
29 Dec 2023
Album Review: Collective Soul – 7even Year Itch
Atlanta-based rock band Collective Soul rose to prominence in the early ‘90s with the breakout success of their debut album, Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid. Against the backdrop of […]
28 Dec 2023
The Beatles, Bootlegs, Artificial Intelligence and ‘Rockin’ Roxburgh’
I’m a lifelong Beatles fan. I discovered Meet the Beatles in my parents’ otherwise kinda-square record collection and was knocked out. That would have been in the late ‘60s, right […]
27 Dec 2023
Musoscribe’s Best of 2023: New Releases
As I often say, the canard that “there’s no good music today” is just that: 2023 has brought with it some great music. One often needs to look hard to […]
26 Dec 2023
Musoscribe’s Best of 2023: Books
From my perspective, 2023 has been another great year for books about music. It wasn’t easy limiting my selections of the year’s favorites to just four, but these titles all […]
23 Dec 2023
Album Review: Tu-Ner – T-1 Contact Information
If you’re seeking compelling and challenging music, in and around the orbit of King Crimson is a very reliable place to begin your search. The members, former members, friends and […]
22 Dec 2023
Album Review: The Adam Deitch Quartet – Roll the Tape
There’s something truly special about soul jazz. The hybrid form came to its peak of prominence in the ‘60s and 1970s, combining the accessible melodic values of gospel, the passion […]
21 Dec 2023
Album Review: The Small Square – Ours & Others
In practice, supergroups tend either to showcase something greater than the sum of their parts, or (more often) they’re uninspired, failing to capture the qualities that brought fame to each […]